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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evangelise.

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Examples

  • Why is it that when a religious person evangelises and tells non-believers (or different-believers) that they are wrong, hell-bound, sinful, and so on, then they are just expressing their faith, and the strength of their convictions is seen as a virtuous thing …

    richard dawkins on why he\’s against religion | My[confined]Space 2009

  • At SpinVox, he blogs and evangelises for his company, and SpinVox reaps the benefits of his vast social network.

    Starting up and spinning vox « One Size Fits One 2008

  • The fact that the UN cannot even agree on a definition of terrorism is ignored by the BBC as it evangelises on behalf of the Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered community.

    Archive 2008-12-19 2008

  • You need to have Google Earth installed and it is a bit slow particularly on my creaky old Windows 2000 machine in the office but it's a great example of the kind of thing Tony H. so regularly evangelises about, presenting important historical empirical data in a visually accessible way.

    B2fxxx 2008

  • During the hour I spend in her company, she evangelises not about her own religion, but what she calls "enculturation and inclusiveness", and programmes and schemes aimed at drawing the locals together.

    The Guardian World News John Harris 2011

  • This, he said, is not to be seen as discrimination, but rather as 'healthy medicine' for those close to the person: "Our behaviour, which could be perceived as mean or cruel, in the long-run often heals and evangelises."

    PageOneQ.com Latest 2010

  • Conroy stops payphone extinction, evangelises Telstra separation

    Computerworld News 2009

  • Conroy stops payphone extinction, evangelises Telstra separation

    Computerworld News 2009

  • Conroy stops payphone extinction, evangelises Telstra separation Read up on the latest ideas and technologies from companies that sell hardware, software and services.

    Computerworld News 2009

  • McGowan evangelises as one burdened with the problem of being a modern-day Jeremiah.

    Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009

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